On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:52:38 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 9/5/2012 11:32 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>> Last half hour that I can eat until probably Friday and I haven't had
>> dinner and not even hungry. I hope this surgery works this time. I
>> also have to ask if the surgeon is going to be cutting into the scar
>> that was left from the first surgery if it's going to take longer to
>> heal. I'm scared and excited all at the same time because at this point
>> I can't walk without a walker.
>>
>> Wish me luck and I'd love any prayers you have to spare if you believe
>> in such things.
>
>Ths surgery didn't seem to work at all. The affected numb/painful foot
>that didn't have thi problem before surgerey is still numb/painful.
>Whenever I call the surgeons office they go into some discussion about
>additional pain meds will have to be handled through a pain management
>specialist even if i just ask how long my foot/leg will still be
>unusable. i haven't even talked to the surgeon since just before
>release on friday. there is no doubt this is neurological in nature
>since it wasn;t like ths before the first surgery. sorry i cant type
>well laying in bed which ive been doig since i got home. surgeon is
>suppoosed to call me tomorrow and i'm supposed to have an at home PT
>assessnent too. 2 surgeries and i don't feel any improvement. am i
>looking for something too soon?

Way too many people with back problems want instant results so opt for
surgery, a big mistake. I'm very glad I heeded a second opinion and
cancelled my back surgery. I've since been told by several doctors
(not surgeons) that once one has back surgery they will need many
surgeries until they are a cripple in a wheelchair. I think you ought
to try the injections again, but a different doctor. The first place
where I had injections I got zero results, so I went to a different
group of doctors and it's now been five years and I'm pain free...
there were three doctors, each time a different doctor administered
the shot... I suppose they each used a different cocktail and a
different technique, all I know is that it worked. After a few months
I returned hundreds of pain pills to the pharmacy to dispose of. Good
luck.